Cheese-cutter.



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UNITED i STATES PATENT OEEIOE. WILLIAM GORDON TEMPLETON, OE COLORADO. SPRINGS, COLORADO. y CHEESE-QUTTER.

No. 857,498. Specification of Letters Patent. i Patented June 18, 1907.

Application filediJuneSO, 1906. Serial No. 324,231. I

stamped sheet metal, and said base is pro- Be it kno'wn that I, WILLIAM GORDON TEM- vided with a centrally disposed pin or spin- PLETON, acitizen of the United States ,residing dle B on which is mounted a cutter board fat Colorado Springs, in the county of ElPaso that is formed of any suitable material. 6o 5 and State of Colorado, have invented a new The board is preferably made of wood, and and useful Cheese-Cutter, of which the folis composed of several laminae, or it may be nlowing is a specification. formed of vulcanized fiber or other material. This invention relates to ,cheese cutters, On the lower portion of the pivot pin B To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

and has for its principal object to provide an preferably at a point below the. base plate is 6.5 v

Io improved means for rotating the cutter pivoted a lever that extends through a board. slot 16 formed in one of the vertical flanges A further object of the invention is to proof the base plate and is connected by a pivot vide a cutter board rotating means which pin or screwl 17 to a lever 18 tliat'eXtends may be made effective for rotating the board completely across the base plate, and passes `7o 15 in both directions. through a slot 19 that is diametrically oppo- A still further object of the invention is to site the slot 16. The lever 18 is provided provide a cutter board rotating mechanism with an elongated slot 20 for the recept-ion of which may be adjusted with the utmost aca slidably adjustable block 21 that is concuracy for moving the board through a prenected by a pivot pin 22 to a lever 23 that 7 5 zo' determined angle. is pivoted on a stud 24 to the lower face of With these and other objects in view, as the base plate. The opposite end of the will more fully hereinafter appear, the inlever 23 is connected by a link 25 to a lever vention consists in certain novel features of 26, the inner end of which is pivoted on the construction and arrangement of parts, herepin B, while the 'outer end is adjustable over 8O inafter fully described, illustrated in the an arcuate scale 27, bearing marks indicating .accompanying drawings, and particularly the weights of cheese, or such other desigpointed out in the appended claims, it being nating marks as circumstances may suggest understood that various changes in the form, or require. The lever, is, also, provided proportions, size and minor details of the with a screw clamp 28, of any ordinary con- 3o structure may be made without departing struction, by which it may be locked in from the spirit or sacrificing any of the adadj-usted position. The lever 18, therefore, vantages of the invention. is fulcrumed on the pin22, and this fulcrum In the accompanying drawings z-Figure 1 may be shifted by the lever 26, and by alteris a plan view of the base and cutter board of ing the fulcrum, the effective movement of 3 5 a cheese cutter provided with a cutter board the lever' 18 is altered, so that at each operrotating means constructed in accordance ation a larger or a smaller quantity of lwith the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view cheese may be moved ast the cutting of a portion of the same, showing the rotating knife. The object genera ly is at a single mechanism adjusted for rotating the cutter movement to so adjust the cheese that a 4o board in'the reverse direction. Fig. 3 is a single pound of predetermined value may transverse sectional view through the base be cut, and if more than one pound is deand cutter board on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. sired the operating device is again moved. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the ro- To the rear end of the bar 18 is pivoted a tating mechanism, detached. Fig. 5 is a block 30, and to the top of the block is se- 4 5 vplan view illustrating a slight modification of cured a double pawl 31 -32 which may have the invention. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective sharpened or pointed ends movable into view of the handled end `of the main lever.

engagement with the periphery ofthe cutter Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view on the line 7%7 of Fig. 3, showing the pivotal connecboard, and the latter is preferably, though not necessarily, provided with small inden- IOS 5o tion between the lever and the pawl block.

Similar numerals of reference are emtations into which the pawls will move. The opposite sides of the block are provided yployed to indicate corresponding arts with ears 33 to which are pivoted the rear throughout the several figures of the rawings.

ends of rods 34 that eXtend parallel with the bar 18, and are pivotally connected to a cross 1 10 5 5 The base A of the cheese cutter may be bar 35 at the front end of the bar 18. formed of any suitable material, preferably v The cross bar 35 forms a part of a T- 1s grasped-'gland shapedhandle that'gisipivoted on a stud 36 carried byhthe'bar 18,y and when this handle catedgby the arrows, the iirst effect of the movement will be to shift the bars 34 and turn the block 30 on its pivot until the pawl firmly impinges the cutter Y board. Continued movement of the handle in the same direction will then revolve the cutter board through an arc, the dimensions of which are determined by the adjustment of the lever 26.

,E Asl it is desirable in some instances to provide for the turning ofthe cutter board in the reverse direction, the end of the bar 18 is provided with a projection 3S, forming a shoulder against which the downturned end of a pivotally mounted lever 39 may engage, said lever being normally held in shoulder enga ing position by a spring 40. conditions, the movement of movement is continued, the cutter board commences to revolve7 as previously described. The movement of the handle, will, at the starting of the return, carry the end of the lever 39 against the shoulder 38, until the handle is parallel with the lever, and thereafter the lever or bar will be swung back, while the pawl carrying block extends in a plane directly at right angles to the length of said lever. If, however, it is desired to turn the cutter board in the reverse direction, the handled portion of the lever 39 is depressed until the lower end thereof is raised above the shoulder 38, and then, it the handle is turned in verse of that indicated by the arrow, the movement will be transferred to the pivot block 30 in the reverse direction, and the pawl 32 will be moved into engagement with the edge of the cutter board, and as the movement of the lever continues, the cutter board will be turned through the desired arc.

Itis not in all cases essential that the pawl carrying block be arranged at the rearof the d, for, in many cases, the block may be laced at the front of the board, as shown in gig. 5,`the block in this instance being shown as arranged directly at the inner end of the andle, and the double pawl is secured to the block in such mannerthat on the iirst moveof the handle in either direction, one or the other of the pawls must engage with the periphery of the cutter board.

claim l. The combination with a revoluble cutter board, of an operating lever, a block pivoted thereto and provided with a pair of oppositely arranged cutter board engaging teeth, and means for turning the block to engage either of the teeth with the board to efmoved inthe direction indiagamst the periphery of a direction the refect rotative movement of the board in either ection.

2. ln a cheese cutter, the combination with a revoluble cutter board, of a lever carrying movable means for engaging the board, whereby motion may be communicated in either direction from the lever to the board, a handle movably mounted upon the lever and operatively connected with said board engaging means for throwing the same into engagement with the board, and movable means for controlling the direction of movement of the handle with reference to the lever.

3. In a cheese cutter, the combination with a revoluble cutter board, of a lever carrying mo vable means for engaging the board, whereby motion may be communicated in either direction from the lever to the board, a handle movably mounted upon the lever and operatively connected with said board engaging means for throwing the same into ento a limited extent, a toothed cutter board engaging block pivoted to the opposite end of the lever, and a connecting rod extending between the handle and the block.

5. The combination with a revoluble cutter board, of an operating lever extending under the board, a handle pi voted tothe iront end of the lever and having limited independent movement, a block pivoted to the rear end of the lever and provided with a pair of cutter board engaging teeth, and a pair of connecting rods arranged on opposite sides of the lever and extending between the handle and the block.

6. The combination with a revoluble cutter board, of an operating lever extending under the board,

rod extending between the handle and the block, a pivotally mounted latch carried by the handle and having one end extending through an opening in shoulder projecting from the lever and arranged to be engaged by In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atlixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM GORDON TEMPLETON.-

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